Just got my PC setup... having problems.

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Fel

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Everything posts fine, no abnormal noises, i insert my windows key and it sais "checking hardware configuration", and just hangs there... Any idea what it could be?



8800GT, E4500, MSI Neo Combo, vx450w corsair power supply, 2x1gb gskill.
 
It's Vista... but seriously :p maybe there is a connection issue with Microsoft? try again tomorrow?
 
I'm trying to install XP.. and that computer is not connected to any network.
 
So you are having troubles installing windows... hmm... stupid question but the disk isn't scratched is it?
 
update: now all it does is have a blinking line on the top left(in place of checking hardware config).. All i have done is removed and reinserted RAM sticks, and choose fail safe options.

no, i have 2 different copies on 2 different disks, on 2 different drives, so i think im covered..
 
Google, DL, and burn Memtest86+ v1.7 and run it overnight on one stick of RAM. If no errors, run it on the other stick, too, alone.

You could also run some HDD tests with tools available on the manufacturer's website.
 
i dont have any left ;)

unless you can use DVD's, and that would save a ton of trouble of having to transport my floppy drives from this computer, and having to drive over to my grandparents to find some working floppies.
 
Or you could go buy a blank CD-R, lol. I actually find that easier than searching for floppies, if you have to drive somewhere to find such things.
 
i just burned memtest to a cd, put it in, booted up, same damned thing.. even tried switching out the RAM in multiple combinations.
 
Can you elaborate more.
From what you last said...
update: now all it does is have a blinking line on the top left(in place of checking hardware config).. All i have done is removed and reinserted RAM sticks, and choose fail safe options.
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it seems that your machine is hanging just after the POST and you are referring to CMOS failsafe options, before it even starts to load windows.
Is that correct?
 
your sure you have the cdrom set as the first boot device in the bios?
 
Yes nenu, i load failsafe, after it POSTS with the mobo graphic, it reads my BIOS version and my optical drive, then goes to the screen.

133, my optical drive is set to first priority, and my HD second.
 
Something is not allowing it to boot from the CD. Either the CD was not recorded properly and is non-bootable or you don't have the CD set as first boot priority. Also, make sure you don't have any iPods or other external HDD's plugged in. Sometimes the BIOS tries to read/boot from those.
 
nothing is pugged in except my PS2 keyboard, gpu, and power.


i just checked my optical drive and it was set to slave, i then set it to master.. is that correct or does it need to go to cable select?
 
Just reseated my graphics card, and unplugged both my HD and DVDrive, and it comes up with "please insert proper boot media".

something different :D. Does this mean my hard drive is dead?
 
it sounds like your windows disc is fubar or your optical drive doesn't read discs correctly.
 
i have 3 different windows disks, surely they all dont have the same error?

I plug my DVDrive back in, same old same old.

I do have an extra optical drive.. the one in my main computer, and the last one mind you.. but its difficult to get out. I'll test it as a last resort.
 
My dad just put together a system with an intel board, E6850, and 2x1GB of A-Data and had to use a WinXP SP2! disc to install. Standard disc would not work.
 
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